Chapter VII - Physiology
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in its proper signification will perform the sudden cures
in its proper signification will perform the sudden cures
of which it is capable; but this can be done only by
taking up the cross and following Christ in the daily
life.
Absent patients
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Science can heal the sick, who are absent from their
Science can heal the sick, who are absent from their
healers, as well as those present, since space is no ob-
stacle to Mind. Immortal Mind heals what eye
hath not seen; but the spiritual capacity to ap-
prehend thought and to heal by the Truth-power, is won
only as man is found, not in self-righteousness, but re-
flecting the divine nature.
Horses mistaught
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Every medical method has its advocates. The prefer-
Every medical method has its advocates. The prefer-
ence of mortal mind for a certain method creates a demand
for that method, and the body then seems to re-
quire such treatment. You can even educate a
healthy horse so far in physiology that he will take cold
without his blanket, whereas the wild animal, left to his
instincts, sniffs the wind with delight. The epizootic is
a humanly evolved ailment, which a wild horse might
never have.
Medical works objectionable
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Treatises on anatomy, physiology, and health, sustained
Treatises on anatomy, physiology, and health, sustained
by what is termed material law, are the pro-
moters of sickness and disease. It should not
be proverbial, that so long as you read medical works you
will be sick.
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The sedulous matron – studying her Jahr with homoe-
The sedulous matron – studying her Jahr with homoe-
opathic pellet and powder in hand, ready to put you
into a sweat, to move the bowels, or to produce sleep –
is unwittingly sowing the seeds of reliance on matter,
and her household may erelong reap the effect of this
mistake.
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Descriptions of disease given by physicians and adver-
Descriptions of disease given by physicians and adver-
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tisements of quackery are both prolific sources of sickness.
tisements of quackery are both prolific sources of sickness.
As mortal mind is the husbandman of error, it should be
taught to do the body no harm and to uproot its false
sowing.
The invalid's outlook
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The patient sufferer tries to be satisfied when he sees
The patient sufferer tries to be satisfied when he sees
his would-be healers busy, and his faith in their efforts is
somewhat helpful to them and to himself; but
in Science one must understand the resusci-
tating law of Life. This is the seed within itself bearing
fruit after its kind, spoken of in Genesis.
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Physicians should not deport themselves as if Mind
Physicians should not deport themselves as if Mind
were non-existent, nor take the ground that all causation
is matter, instead of Mind. Ignorant that the human
mind governs the body, its phenomenon, the invalid may
unwittingly add more fear to the mental reservoir already
overflowing with that emotion.
Wrong and right way
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Doctors should not implant disease in the thoughts of
Doctors should not implant disease in the thoughts of
their patients, as they so frequently do, by declaring dis-
ease to be a fixed fact, even before they go to
work to eradicate the disease through the ma-
terial faith which they inspire. Instead of furnishing
thought with fear, they should try to correct this turbulent
element of mortal mind by the influence of divine Love
which casteth out fear.
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When man is governed by God, the ever-present
When man is governed by God, the ever-present
Mind who understands all things, man knows that with
God all things are possible. The only way to this
living Truth, which heals the sick, is found in the Science
of divine Mind as taught and demonstrated by Christ
Jesus.
The important decision
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To reduce inflammation, dissolve a tumor, or cure or-
To reduce inflammation, dissolve a tumor, or cure or-
ganic disease, I have found divine Truth more potent than